I had the privilege of visiting three of the Azores islands (Pico, Faial, and Terceira) back in 2016 and I loved it. While each island had its own personality, on every one the people were so warm and welcoming and the scenery was breathtaking. It is my dream to return there. To me, it would be the ideal location to write or paint and just enjoy the many treasures the islands have to offer. To wake up each morning and venture down to the swimming holes for a quick dip, hike the lovely hydrangea-walled hillsides, and just explore the islands. The bodegas, the cisterns, and the plentiful gardens provide what you need for a rich life. In my opinion, the Azores are paradise.
Well, when Covid situation stable, try it again and visit the islands you havent seen. I am actually quite surprised with this, i thought you were Azorean, because alot of these are pictures i couldnt find. Thanks for this video. Love the pictures.
I try to get the most pictures i can from my homeland and my ancestours in the old days. So ive seen alot of pictures of the old Azores. But alot of these, i never saw it, thanks for showing this, it truly shows a by gone era, and how things have changed. This perfectly shows the stories my grandparents told me. Yet the "core" of the "old" Azores, still remains, after all this time. Thank you.
João Silva not sure what you mean by the core, but i feel like on a ride at Disneyland compared to just 30 years ago in Faial. Everything is too neat and clean yet soulless and unused, like a museum display of irrelevant artifacts. Such has been the price of progress, but i remember the place before electrification, and the camaraderie and cooperative neighborly love are no longer apparent, in addition to the increasing presence of new/foreign ethnicities and races.
@@ronharmon1285 What i mean by core, is that, alot of traditions still remain and the connection to the past. But sadly, i agree with you. Things changed alot.
My relatives were from the Azores before they migrated to the USA in the early 1800's. We have some here in the USA with the name Silveira ,most are Silva though.
Hello--the man in the photo at the 1:06 mark looks remarkably like my great grandfather who was from Faial. His name was Jose Dias. If it isn't him, it must be someone related to him...Can you please let me know if you know that man in your video..
Thanks for the note. These photos and postcards are from my late great-grandmother who visited the Azores in the early 20th century. The postcards in the beginning are from Faial, but I believe the photos of the people, the church, and the whales are from the island of Pico in Calheta De Nesquim. Unfortunately, I do not know the names of the people in the photos. We had assumed they were family--surname is Silveira.
Most of them are not even Portuguese decent, I was born in Terceira Island maybe 4th generation, dna test shows zero Portuguese Iberian, Mostly Flemish and Eastern European. amazing
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I had the privilege of visiting three of the Azores islands (Pico, Faial, and Terceira) back in 2016 and I loved it. While each island had its own personality, on every one the people were so warm and welcoming and the scenery was breathtaking. It is my dream to return there. To me, it would be the ideal location to write or paint and just enjoy the many treasures the islands have to offer. To wake up each morning and venture down to the swimming holes for a quick dip, hike the lovely hydrangea-walled hillsides, and just explore the islands. The bodegas, the cisterns, and the plentiful gardens provide what you need for a rich life. In my opinion, the Azores are paradise.
Well, when Covid situation stable, try it again and visit the islands you havent seen. I am actually quite surprised with this, i thought you were Azorean, because alot of these are pictures i couldnt find. Thanks for this video. Love the pictures.
I try to get the most pictures i can from my homeland and my ancestours in the old days. So ive seen alot of pictures of the old Azores. But alot of these, i never saw it, thanks for showing this, it truly shows a by gone era, and how things have changed. This perfectly shows the stories my grandparents told me. Yet the "core" of the "old" Azores, still remains, after all this time. Thank you.
João Silva not sure what you mean by the core, but i feel like on a ride at Disneyland compared to just 30 years ago in Faial. Everything is too neat and clean yet soulless and unused, like a museum display of irrelevant artifacts. Such has been the price of progress, but i remember the place before electrification, and the camaraderie and cooperative neighborly love are no longer apparent, in addition to the increasing presence of new/foreign ethnicities and races.
I can’t stand the tourism, good thing no one really comes to my island.
@@ronharmon1285 What i mean by core, is that, alot of traditions still remain and the connection to the past. But sadly, i agree with you. Things changed alot.
The poor times but the best times in life . People were united with the simple life .
Thanks for the photos!! (like a breath of fresh air in these rotten times)
My relatives were from the Azores before they migrated to the USA in the early 1800's. We have some here in the USA with the name Silveira ,most are Silva though.
Hello--the man in the photo at the 1:06 mark looks remarkably like my great grandfather who was from Faial. His name was Jose Dias. If it isn't him, it must be someone related to him...Can you please let me know if you know that man in your video..
Thanks for the note. These photos and postcards are from my late great-grandmother who visited the Azores in the early 20th century. The postcards in the beginning are from Faial, but I believe the photos of the people, the church, and the whales are from the island of Pico in Calheta De Nesquim. Unfortunately, I do not know the names of the people in the photos. We had assumed they were family--surname is Silveira.
Where my ancestors are from
Most of them are not even Portuguese decent, I was born in Terceira Island maybe 4th generation, dna test shows zero Portuguese Iberian, Mostly Flemish and Eastern European.
amazing